Research Article on Criminological Theory Assignment | Essay Help Services

The article has to be of a crime that has occurred on or before.
1. A summary of the crime
Briefly describe the crime reported in the newspaper/magazine article.
Should include date of the crime, suspect’s name, age, and city/state where crime occurred.
If the suspect is a minor, and the name is not revealed, you may make up a name.

2. You may use (ONLY ONE) of the following theories to explain the crime.

Merton’s: Anomie
Agnew’s: General Strain
Sutherland’s: Differential Association
Hirschi’s: Social Bond
Gottfredson & Hirschi’s: General Theory

You should explain the theory as if you are teaching it to someone who has never heard of this theory before.

3. You must consult (and cite) information about the theory from three (3) scholarly publications to explain theory.

4. Parenthetical References/ In-text citations
-Sources (information about the crime and the explanation of the theory) must be referred using APA 7th edition of the Theory to Explain the crime.
-Must be attached to end of paper.

5. Use/Application of the Theory to Explain the crime.
-Explain why the crime was committed from the Point Of View of the Theorists)

6. Writing and Format
-Does Not Want these words: I, YOU, WE, US statements.